Blowing up your worth in an MMO?

Have you guys ever made a mistake in an MMO that had dramatic effects on your progress?

I was playing Vindictus and there is a restoration feature for if you blow up your equipment from over enhancing, so I thought I would try get it to a higher + enhance because I'm switching from Kai to Hurk.

So I blow it up during enhance and restore it only to find out that the item is no longer tradable -_-

So I blew it up again xD

Now my character is worthless because I reset a ton of my skills to restore the item.

Anyone else have similar experiences?

The item was a +10 Explosive Maelstrom Elchulus if anyone was wondering lol.---No game will ever come close to the fun I had playing Castlevania: HD.PSN/Gamertag/Steam: NinjaGuerra

Not on a gamble, but I sold off most of my WoW gold while I played and before I quit. Made like 3k+ in all, on top of payig for my sub fee for 6+ years. I think I still have few mil left though, so I guess I didn't blow it all up.---"Because I realize I want you. Guts." | "....... Are you a ****?"http://steamcommunity.com/id/Malicii/

Well, I dumped a ton of points into intelligence as a warrior my first time playing an MMO.

I was always several levels behind on my gear because I was always missing strength points.That character didn't have any physical value or whatever, but I had already put too much time into it to start over.

A couple years later, I NPC'd an end game weapon.

Am I doin' this right?---http://steamcommunity.com/id/Kuro64http://tf2b.com/tf2/item/76561197967620233/792398764

When it comes to gambling-esque mechanics, unless I can Save-Scum, I'm obsessively conservative. So I haven't screwed myself in any online games yet... though I don't play very many online games anyway.